Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 20)

Milestone XProtect Central 3.7; User’s Manual
in the left side of the section) also lets you do this type of filtering. The Source field
is therefore only available if you are not viewing the alarm navigation tree.
• State-based filtering: Use the State field to select a required alarm state. The
Alarm Overview section’s alarm navigation tree (normally displayed in the left side
of the section) also lets you do this type of filtering. The State field is therefore
only available if you are not viewing the alarm navigation tree.
• Owner-based filtering: To only view alarms which have been assigned to you,
select Only my alarms.
Tip: You can combine the filtering methods.
3. When ready, click OK.
Specifying How Your Client Should React on New
Alarms
Beep on New Alarms
It is possible to receive a beep alert whenever a new alarm is received.
To receive such alerts, click the Show Application Menu button in the top
right corner of the Client window, and select Beep on new alarms.
To disable beep alerts, simply click the Show Application Menu button, and select Beep on new
alarms again.
Can I customize the beep sound? No, the beep is not customizable; not even by changing your
Windows sound scheme, by replacing a .wav file, or similar.
Continue Beeping on Urgencies
It is possible to have the XProtect Central client beep continually on urgencies. In Central an
urgency is either
• when the Central client has lost the connection to the Central server, or
• when the Central client has received a new Priority 1 alarm
To apply the continual beep feature, click the Show Application Menu button, as described above,
and select Continue beeping on urgencies.
When the Central client receives a new high priority alarm or loses connection to the Central
server, the Central client will keep beeping until you act on the urgency. If Central client has
received a new Priority 1 alarm, change the alarm state to abort the continual beep (see Changing
the States of Alarms on page 21). If the Central client has los connection to the Central server click
OK on the dialog appearing to abort the continual beep, then check your server connection and
contact your system administrator for assistance.
To disable the continual beep feature, simply click the Show Application Menu button, and deselect
Continue beeping on urgencies.
Can I customize the beep sound? No, the beep is not customizable; not even by changing your
Windows sound scheme, by replacing a .wav file, or similar.
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